rogvsroisWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“rog” and “rois” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#49,334
“rog” frequency rank
#4,283
“rois” frequency rank
53617
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rog rois
Definition « ? » ou point d’interrogation Pluriel de roi.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set rog and rois apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

3 ch
rog
4 ch
rois

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. rog (\ʁɔɡ\) and rois (\ʁwa\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53617, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rog is recorded at frequency rank #49,334, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁɔɡ\. rois is at rank #4,283, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁwa\.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 53617, this pair ranks #139,517 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of rog vs rois

Shared letters: or. Private to "rog": g. Private to "rois": is.

"rog" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "rois" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • roisoris · roiss · rosi · rrois

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "rog" and "rois" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁɔɡ\ versus \ʁwa\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "rog" or "rois"?
"rois" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,283 in our French list, against #49,334 for "rog". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list